Rotatable table caster



March 23, 1954 R. BERNHARDT 2,672,741 ROTATABLE TABLE cAsTER Filed NOV. 6, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

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March 23, 1954 R. BERNHARDT ROTATABLE TABLE cAsTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 6, 1952 iii- Earn/Earn? Patented Mar. 23, 1954 2,672,741 ROTTABLE TABLE CASTER Rudolph Bernhardt, Chicago, Ill.

Application November 6, 1952, Serial N o.

3 Claims.

ing rotatable holders for condiments and/ or other comestibles. Among the objects of the invention are to provide an after use; to provide a knool -down caster having the parts arranged so that they may be confor shipment; and to panying drawings in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a side view' Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an inverted sectional plan view showing the anti-friction ball bearing;

Fig. 5 is a detail of the slip locking clip 4or fastener;

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail taken substantially on the line 5 6 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail taken on the line '1 -1 of Fig. 3.

Although the caster may be made of any desired size, in a preferred form now on the market, it is approximately 91/2 inches across and 5 inches high and the parts are made of proper cross section for convenience in molding.

As shown in these drawings, l0 is a base of the shape shown and having a ilat circular top l I. The upper surface of the top has a ball race l2 for receiving the balls I 3 of a ball bearing. These balls are mounted in a nat cage M and form a bearing for the cap or turn table l5. This turn table is of inverted-pan shape and has an annular flat peripheral portion or ledge l which rests on the balls I3 and has a downwardly extending peripheral iiange l 'I which encloses the ball bearing, this ange being provided with inwardly projecting lugs I8 for engaging and holding the ball cage in position in the cap.

The top wall or crown of the cap l 5 has a central depression I9 having a polygonal shaped periphery 20 and a downwardly extending cylindrical bearing sleeve 2|. A handle 22 preferably of loop shape has a fiat lower surface 23 which rests on the top of the cap and is provided with a stem 24 which extends down through the bearing 2| and through a hole 25 in the top of the The stem 24 has an annular groove 2l for receiving a locking clip or fastener 23 shaped somewhat in the form of a clothespin A plurality of comestible receiving trays or receptacles Eil are detachably secured to the turn table and any number of trays may be used but in the present instance I have shown four of such trays which are preferably made in ornamental shapes and approximately rectangular, thus making the general outline of the completed apparatus also substantially rectangular.`

When the trays are in position, it will be noted that the dividing lines 'between them will be l radial. These trays are detachably secured to the turn table by means best shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The peripheral portion l of the turn with two slots 32 opposed to each of the several ribs 3U. These slots are engaged by lugs or projections 33 on the inner peripheries of the several trays. Each tray is provided with a downwardly extending lug or protuberance 34 which is adapted to take over the outer rim portion of the rib 30 in order to hold the tray in position, When the trays or dishes 25% are to be attached, they are inserted at a slight angle so that the lug 34 will pass inwardly over the projections 33 are being inserted When the several parts have been assembled as shown in Fig. 3, the locking clip 22 is slipped over the groove in the pin 24, there being suicient resiliency to permit the clip a carton for shipment.

When the device is placed on a table for use, any edibles may be placed in the several trays a spring clip engaging with a grooveiin;thestem.A

and with the lower surface of the top for holding the parts together, said cap havingan.outward?i ly extending rim portion witha-.p1uralityof-- upnl wardly extending ribs, each rib having a peripheral portion and having parallel sides';sl`otsv in the cap between said side portions, trays =haV ing...-substantial1y semivciroular4 lugs adapted'wto engage. closely-With pairs-of said. slots,4 each-trayv having ..aprojection. adapted to engage 'with' the peripheral.. portion: ofithe correspendingfrib tor: holdingsthe tray imposition, ,thetrays 'beings suf-- ciently. exible ,to permit them tofbe.- assembled with the ilugs withintheribs.-

2. A readily, knocked-down and-assemble'dltable caster, comprising a base memberrhavingtahorizontal topwalh providedzwitlr` a-central aperture an4 ,cap. member. rotatably. superposed upon. said base memberand providedwfith.4 abearingsleeve;

alinedwithsaid base member aperture,- saidscapmember. yhav-ing a; horizontal. ,peripheral portion disposed in vertically spaced relationr to'. said 'topv wall.v of. the. base'-,` member. and. provided with a' depending annular flange having; al plurality'. of

circumferentially spaced inwardlywprojeetirrg' lugsg a series of.` -anti+friotionaba-llsainterposed? between'a-ndengaging the opposedysnraces: of-

said ba'se-l member .wall andL said. .horizontal-pore tionof the cap member,, adjacentfsaid' annular flange.; acircular-cagel memberfA engaging and:

circumferentially spacing.` saidf balls,- fsaid*v 'cagey member being :disposed :between ztheicap. and base,

memberswith itsperiphery adjacents-said flange" andy engagedy by said projecting .lugs/.thereof whereby to prevent.. displacement of the cage: member and ballsfrom the cap member; :a handler detachably'keyedyto .the cap ,-member.,y -said handle havingf al stem'extending throught their sleevezfof.

such members-and '.throughrthe faperturefinftheztop:

wall offthe. base member.; means; readilyfdetach-fably engagingfsaid stem beneath .said'basememfber..V walll yfor retaining; the handleg.. canW member and base member in assembled relation; and a plurality of comestible receiving receptacles each detachably secured to said cap member.

3.. A readily knocked-down and assembled rotatable table caster, comprising a base member having a horizontal top wall the central portion of which is provided with an aperture; a cap member rotatably superposed upon said base member, said cap member including a horizontal crown anda peripheralsidawall depending therefrom; the`-lower-portion"of"suchside" wall being provided with a horizontal annular ledge disposed in vertically spaced relation to said base memberftoplwall, and said crown of the cap memj ber having a central depression and a depending bearingasleevealined therewith; a series of antifrictionballa disposed between and engaging the opposed surfaces of'said base member Wall and saidxcap:Y member ledge; a handle surmounting the cap member and having a stem removably disposed. in said vbearingpsleevev and:L projecting throughsaid :base member aperture; said :handle being; provided'K with a. boss` seated iniandl keyed to said depression in the crown of;thefcapsmemex ber tofv prevent relativer rotationfbetweenzisuch membery andthe handle.; readily removablemeans`- engaging. said .handlerV stem beneath: saldi :base:- member, wall toreta-in the-handle',A cap.' member.l andbasemember in assembledrelation; and ai. pluralityy ofcomestiblefreceiv-ing .-receptaclesfeach: readily detachably. enga-gedwith and? supported:

by the side Wall: and-.ledge ofsaid capnmembere respectively.

RUDOLPH.BERNHARD,T. f

ReferencesiUitedl inthe leofi' thisfpatentf UNITED STATES PATENTS" 

